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Toyota Glanza New Hatchback Car By Toyota-Suzuki

Toyota Glanza Feature,Full Specification Price In India

Toyota has launched the Glanza in the Indian market and is basically a rebadged Maruti Baleno. The car is available in two variants G V  And four trims - G MT, V MT, G CVT, and V CVT. The hatchback is available in five colours - red, blue, silver, white and grey. The new model is essentially a rebadged version of Maruti Suzuki Baleno and is based on the top-spec Zeta and Alpha variants.and prices for the vehicle start from Rs. 7.22 lakhs (ex-showroom). As the Glanza will be a car from the Toyota line-up, the company is set to offer a 3-year warranty as standard with unlimited kilometres.

Glanza’s front fascia is separated from the Baleno by the unique radiator grille with two horizontal chrome slits and Toyota’s logo in the middle. The car comes with exact same interiors as the Maruti hatchback except for the rebadged steering wheel, with Toyota’s logo on it. The dashboard layout, air-con vents, infotainment system, etc. are all exactly the same as on the Baleno.


Toyota has launched the Glanza with two engine options, a 1.2-litre petrol engine that produces 83 BHP and is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and a 7-step CVT gearbox is also an option. The second engine is a smart-hybrid 1.2-litre petrol engine that produces 90 BHP is paired to a 5-speed manual transmission. The V variant misses out on the smart-hybrid engine and gets a 5-speed MT as well as 7-step CVT gearbox, whereas the G variant offers the smart-hybrid engine and the 83 BHP engine mated to the 7-step CVT.

Toyota Glanza Price In India

Toyota Glanza Price

* Glanza G MT – Rs. 7.22 Lakhs
* Glanza G CVT – Rs. 8.30 Lakhs
* Glanza V MT – Rs. 7.58 Lakhs
* Glanza V CVT – Rs. 8.90 Lakhs

* all prices, ex-showroom Delhi

Toyota Glanza & Maruti Suzuki Baleno -Which Car To Buy ?

Toyota Glanza Vs Maruti Suzuki Baleno

Toyota Glanza is based on the Maruti Suzuki Baleno.We’ve seen plenty of renders of a Toyota badged Maruti. Well, the first product from this alliance has been launched and it’s now available in flesh. So, how different, or similar is the Toyota Glanza in comparison to the Maruti Suzuki Baleno? Well, differences aren’t too many as the interiors and the exteriors remain exactly the same. In fact, it’s hard to even differentiate between the two from far. Even the alloys have been carried over from the Maruti Suzuki Baleno and only the badging and the grille are the sole differentiators. The grille in the Toyota Glanza, is more chrome heavy.


While the Maruti Suzuki Baleno is offered with petrol and diesel engine options, the Toyota Glanza only comes with the K-series petrol powertrain. This is the standard 1.2-litre VVT petrol engine that makes 81.7bhp and 113Nm of torque. However, there’s also a new BS-VI compliant version of this engine – the 1.2-litre Dual Jet, Dual VVT motor that’s mated to the mild-hybrid system. This one is on offer only in the G manual trim of the Glanza. In the Baleno, it’s available in two trims, Delta and Zeta. The V manual and the G and V CVT variants make do with the standard powertrain sans mild-hybrid system.

How Dose The GLANZA Drive?

We drove the top-of-the-line V CVT variant, and its performance remains very much the same. The power delivery is linear, and the mild throaty snarl from the petrol motor spices up things a little. The CVT is smooth given you’re not pinning the throttle. But put your foot down and the rubber band effect becomes quite evident. The ride quality though is good with suspension set-up biased towards comfort. However, our test car, with only 250km on the odo made plenty of unpleasant rattling sounds in the interior.

2019 Toyota Glanza New Car Interior

Maruti Suzuki Baleno Or The Toyota GLANZA?

The G and V trims of the Glanza are comparable to the Zeta and Alpha variants of the Baleno. And it’s here where Toyota scores some points as the Glanza in its G manual variant with the mild-hybrid system comes with a sticker price of Rs 7.21 lakh, undercutting both the Delta and Zeta smart hybrid versions of the Baleno by quite a margin. The rest of the variants remain similarly priced with the top of the line V CVT variant that we drove costing Rs 8.90 lakh. Also, with Toyota’s warranty of 3 years/1,00,000km over Maruti Suzuki’s 2 years/40,000km makes the Glanza a more compelling option to go for.


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